More road closures for Grand Prix announced

Motorists should expect additional road closures in Baltimore connected to the Labor Day weekend Grand Prix, city officials said Tuesday.

To accommodate the 2-mile race course near the Inner Harbor, these roads will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday:

•Pratt Street between Paca and Calvert streets. Local traffic can use Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard toward Paca Street as an alternative. Two-way traffic will be authorized between Penn and Paca streets.

The light rail will suspend service between the Baltimore Street and Hamburg Street stops from 3 a.m. Thursday until 5 a.m. Tuesday. Free shuttle buses will operate between the Baltimore Street and Hamburg Street stops.

A revised schedule will be in place for the Charm City Circulator's Orange, Purple and Banner routes beginning at 6:30 a.m. Thursday. A normal schedule will return at 9 p.m. Monday.

The Metro service will not be affected by the race.

Walking and biking paths will also be affected, beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday. Pedestrians and cyclists can use the Inner Harbor Promenade to bypass the track area to the east and the west sidewalk of Greene Street to avoid the track on the west side of the circuit.

For more traffic information and a map of the closures, go to gptraffic.com.

Check the MTA website at mta.maryland.gov for schedule changes. Route revisions for the Charm City Circulator are available at http://www.charmcitycirculator.com.

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